More from Low

“[For the second goal] we didn’t get the ball away from a dangerous position – we did that quite well throughout the game. We dominated France, most of all in midfield, but for this goal we didn’t. We created pressure in the second half but there was always the danger on the counter – we invested everything and we tried everything, and we had our chances.

“This was a good tournament for us. We have great energy in this side, they showed great effort – also in training in Evian – and in the games they’ve proved their great team spirit. It was impressive how players who didn’t play helped the side, so there’s going to be a short analysis but I haven’t seen too many errors in this tournament from us. Overall, we have a great side.“

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22:36Jim Daly

Low: We were the better team

The Germany coach told the press afterwards:

“We were the better team. We put in a lot of effort, showed good body language, got forward and were good in one on ones.

“We were unfortunate to concede a penalty a minute before half-time, that was bad luck. We had our chances but didn’t score.

“Today we didn’t have the luck we needed; in 2010 and 2012 when we went out, the sides were better than us. Today we were better than the French but for the goals and result.”

“There were injured players, Khedira and Gomez, Hummels was suspended and Boateng went off injured – they’re hard players to replace.

“The side did everything I told them, showed a lot of courage so there’s nothing to reproach them for.”

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22:34Jim Daly

More from Griezmann

“I’m absolutely delighted and very proud. There’s still one match to go to finish with a flourish; it’s going to be very tricky but I hope this won’t be the end of things. It’s our duty to win matches for the French public, and let’s hope we can finish on a high too.

“I really wanted to take a penalty in another important match. I’m pleased to have taken that decision, and to have scored. For the second goal, I was just lurking to see if there was a mistake from the goalkeeper, it dropped to my feet and I was delighted. It was a team effort from everyone at Clairefontaine – I’m delighted for them all.

“We’re very happy. We can start dreaming of 10 July. We have to keep our feet on the ground, there’s still a match to go; we’re going to enjoy tonight but tomorrow we’ll prepare for the final. We’re delighted. Both before and during the game it was great with our fans – let’s hope we can relive that in the final.

“I’m very pleased. We knew it would be very tough and we held firm defensively, our keeper played very well. We have to rest up well and already start thinking about the final. We will start training for it tomorrow.

FIN! FRANCE INTO THE FINAL!

It was a weird semi-final in the end as Germany were marginally the better side and created some very good chances but it just wouldn’t go in.

Even right at the end of injruy time Lloris saved brilliantly from Kimmich while Gotze flashed a header wide. It was just one of those nights.

Antoine Griezmann scored both goals to take his personal tally to six for the tournament. He got a standing ovation as he was taken off for Cabaye in the final few minutes from almost the whole stadium at the Stade Velodrome.

Germany will feel hard done by but France won’t care, they face Portugal in Sunday’s final.

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21:46Jim Daly

L'olay!

France are passing it around to ‘Olays!’ wth a French twang from the home fans and looking very comfortable in this final few minutes.

Germany have given it their all since going behind but it just isn’t their night.

Sissoko has been superb in the middle, probably man of the match, which seems weird when you remember he got relegated from the Premier League with Newcastle last season but hey ho.

Two minutes of normal time to go here in Marseille and France are very close to that final on Sunday.

21:42Jim Daly

Another German chance

Howedes meets Kroos’ free-kick with a powerful header but it’s inches over the bar.

Germany really have had enough chances to get something out of this game tonight and they are going to wonder how they didn’t make Sunday’s final.

France meanwhile might be a tad lucky to have got through but Griezmann’s quality has been the difference.

Well, that and a mega harsh penalty in my opinion but there you go.

Into the last seven minutes here in Marseille and Germany doing all the can to get back into it.

21:36Jim Daly

France sub: Giroud off, poor man's Giroud on

Gignac comes on for Giroud for the final 13 minutes.

He has done the complete sum of zero in this tournament so far but those fresh legs will probably help up top for the hosts.

Meanwhile, Germany bring on Leroy Sane for Schweinsteiger to try and mix things up and the youngster nearly scores with his first touch!

Unfortunately for him he can’t get enough on it and it rolls pat the post with Lloris beaten.

I have a feeling it really isn’t Germany’s night tonight.

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21:33Jim Daly

CLANG!

Kimmich hits the post!

So, so unlucky for the Germany right-back who curls one from outside the box with Lloris beaten all ends up but it comes back off the upright.

Maybe it just isn’t going to be Germany’s night.

It was him that gave the ball away for the goal and he nearly made up for it there.

Meanwhile, Kante is booked for a foul on Draxler and this game is swinging from end to end very quickly.

A frantic final 15 minutes here in Marseille.

21:32Jim Daly

Not a goal that Manuel Neuer will want to be reminded of but France won’t care.

It was a comedy of errors at the back. Kimmich gave the ball away in his own box and Pogba was onto it very quickly.

His clever footwork created space for the cross and as it came in Neuer fisted it away but right to the feet of Griezmann who tok-poked it under the German keeper and in.

He’s up to six goals now and France are almost there into Sunday’s final.

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21:30KEY EVENT

GOAL FRANCE! Griezmann

ANOTHER GRIEZMANN GOAL!

FRANCE LEAD 2-0 AND ARE HEADING TO THE FINAL!

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21:29Jim Daly

Meanwhile, Martin Keown is making people angry

Co-commentating on a big game is not an easy task. No matter what you achieved in your own playing career, the viewing audience aren’t necessarily going to enjoy your insights on a match.

Germany sub: Can off, Gotze on

Another chance for Germany, this one not enforced as Joachim Low takes off Emre Can and brings on Mario Gotze, the man who got the winner in the World Cup final in 2014.

Can has had a good game to be fair, but Germany do need something else going forward.

It’s not obviously clear who is actually up front for the Germans; Ozil, Muller, Draxler and co are bussing around the box but there isn’t really one big man up top leading things.

And at the moment France are happy with that.

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21:19Jim Daly

German sub: Boateng off, Mustafi on

Jerome Boateng is down in the centre-circle and needs treatment.

It looks like a hamstring injury and yep, he’s being helped off by the medical team.

It looks like the German defender pinged his hammy trying a long pass.

They are already missing Mats Hummels and had to reshuffle their site tonight so this is massive news and a big boost for the French side.

Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi - who last played against Ukraine in the group stage - comes on for the Bayern defender and that’s not how Germany wanted to start this second half here in Marseille at all.

21:16Jim Daly

Henry: Griezmann is France's Ronaldo

The Atletico Madrid forward has been in scintillating form throughout this summer’s championship. The French prince notched four goals before the semi’s and hit a fifth on the stroke of half-time against Germany.

Draxler booked

A couple of decent blocks at either end at the start of the second half.

First Boateng denies Griezmann while down the other end Umtit does brilliantly to cut out Draxler’s through ball.

The young France defender has had a brilliant game so far.

Draxler is then booked for hauling down Sissoko, who had done fantastically to track the German down into the corner and win the ball back.

Draxler is a bit lucky there, he comes through the back of the Frenchman with two feet...could have been a red!

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21:04Jim Daly

And we’re back underway.

Mesut Ozil has been booked apparently, according to the on-screen graphics. I’m not sure if that was during the break or at the end of the first half.

No changes for either side though during half time from Didier Deschamps or Joachim Low who STILL hasn’t scratched and sniffed.

That’s the most disappointing thing about tonight for me if I’m totally honest.

20:57Jim Daly

France in dreamland

French fans, meanwhile, are loving it.

The noise when that Griezmann penalty went in was something else.

And we’ve just seen a shot of the Champs Elysees and there must be a million people down there (ok, maybe not but it’s a LOT) and they were totally losing their merde when that goal went in.

Fantastic scenes and they are just 45 minutes away from the final. And they won the whole thing last three times they had a tournament on home soil...

Check out those scenes in the video below.

20:55Jim Daly

There are some andy Germans on Twitter

And I can’t blame them to be honest.

If that was me conceding that penalty I would be very angry. I really can’t see what Schweinsteiger can do to get out of the way there.

Meanwhile, though, on BBC Thierry Henry reckons it’s a penalty (of course he does) and so does Rio Ferdinand.

You have to hand it to Griezmann though, that was a fantastic spot kick, sending Neuer the wrong way and putting France into the lead. He has been superb this tournament and is now two goals clear as top scorer.

20:49KEY EVENT

HALF TIME: Germany 0-1 France

Well, that was very, vary harsh on Germany.

It was NEVER a penalty. Ozil went for the header and was too close to Evra to get out the way.The ball struck his arm and it was given. Just like the penalty Boateng gave away against Italy in the quarter-final.

Greizmann’s penalty is super clinical and he moves onto five goals for the tournament but Germany will he wondering how they are losing this game.

The Germans have domianated this first half though and probably deserve to be ahead. It was only in the last five minutes that France came back into it.

And somehow they lead. Crazy. Football, eh?

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20:47KEY EVENT

GOAL FRANCE! Griezmann

GRIEZMANN SCORES!

And France will go in at the break 1-0 up!

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20:47KEY EVENT

FRANCE PENALTY!!

Confusion here but it looks like the ref has given a penalty for handball!

A France corner looks like it is comfortably cleared but play is brought back and a penalty is awarded for a handball by Schweinsteiger.

it looks super harsh. He goes up for a header with Evra and the France man gets there first, flicking the ball onto the German’s hands which are raised but he is so close to the Frenchman.

For me that is harsh and Schweinsteiger complains but is booked for his troubles.

Griezmann steps up...

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20:44Jim Daly

BIG chance for Giroud

...but he doesn’t have the pace to make it count.

The Germany defence is really high and the Arsenal man gets away but his touch is so heavy and he has zero pace.

He probably should have squared to Greizmann but he tries to break into the box however his shot is ell blocked by Howedes who gets back to cover.

Minutes before Griezmann did have a good chance after being set up by Evra in the box but blazed into the side netting.

France finishing the half the stronger here but those are two big chances they could rue later.

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20:41Jim Daly

Five minutes till half time

Guys, we’re nearly at half time.

This first half has flown by I’ll be honest even though there hasn’t been a whole host of clear cut chances.

But there has been a fast pace to the game with both teams certainly going for it but Germany will be the happiest of the two team going in at the break.

Germany would love to score just before the break and get the goal their pressure deserves while France will probably want to just make it through the next five minutes and regroup at the break.